Delicious, fresh, mouth-watering seafood locally sourced daily from the Boyne Valleys largest fishing port. Port Oriel produces some of the world’s most sought after seafood; Crab, Razor Clams, Dublin Bay Prawns, and a whole selection of White Fish which you will find cooked to perfection on our menus …
December Menu
Starters
Soup Of The Day
served with homemade soda bread
Golden Fried Brie
served with red onion and cranberry chutney on mixed leaf salad with balsamic glaze
Smugglers Seafood Chowder
locally sourced fresh and smoked fish in a white wine cream sauce
Slow Braised Pork Belly
served with spiced red cabbage and baby spinach, apple chutney, cider jus
Sticky Chicken Wings
fried until golden crispy all tossed up in either BBQ or hot sauce and served with blue cheese dip
Goats Cheese Salad
mixed baby leaf, beetroot, candied walnuts, cherry tomato, pickled red onion, balsamic dressing
Prawn Pil Pil
sautéed prawns done in garlic butter, chilli and white wine finished with fresh herbs served with salad and toasted sourdough
BBQ Half Back Of Ribs
slow braised short ribs glazed with BBQ sauce, served with ruby slaw
Main Course
The Captain's Fish & Chips
light battered locally sourced cod served with garden pea puree, homemade tartar sauce and served with chips
Smugglers Scampi
our famous panko coated Dublin Bay prawns cooked to perfection and served with rustic chips and homemade tartare and marie rose sauce
Pan Seared Hake
served with creamy mash potatoes, wilted baby spinach, buttered asparagus, lemon cream sauce
Pan Fried Salmon
pan fried darne of salmon with wilted spinach, herb baby potatoes and a lemon cream reduction
Seafood Pie
locally sourced seafood in a creamy white wine sauce topped with herb mash potatoes
Supreme Of Chicken
served with roast root vegetables, red wine and tarragon jus
Turkey & Ham
served with herb stuffing, mash potatoes, roast vegetables and red wine jus
Slow Braised Beef Cheek
served on creamy mash potatoes, baby carrots and a pearl onion jus
Smugglers Beef Burger
Ballymaloe relish, smoked applewood, sliced gherkin, lettuce, beef tomato, pickled red onion served with rustic chips
Smugglers Chicken Burger
crisp shredded lettuce, tomato, garlic mayo and ruby slaw on a brioche bun accompanied by hand cut rustic chips
Halloumi Burger
shallow fried halloumi cheese, shredded lettuce and tomato topped with spicy buffalo sauce, sliced avocado served on a brioche bap with rustic chips
Wild Mushroom & Spinach Risotto
sautéed wild mushrooms in a white wine and garlic cream finished with baby spinach and parmesan shavings
Sides
Rustic Fries
Battered Onion Rings
Side Salad
Skinny Fries
Mayo Based Sauce
Garlic Mayo | Sweet Chilli Mayo | Tartar Sauce | Marie Rose Sauce
If you have an allergen or a food intolerance please advise your server
Fish delivered straight to our chefs daily by local seafood supplier Seamus Dunne
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Desserts
Selection Of Ice Cream
topped with homemade butterscotch sauce
Death By Chocolate
warmed chocolate cake served with vanilla ice cream
Cheesecake Of The Day
warmed chocolate cake served with vanilla ice cream
Profiteroles
stuffed with vanilla cream and topped with rich chocolate sauce
Traditional Christmas Pudding
served with brandy custard, crème chantilly
Hazelnut & White Chocolate Chip Brownie
with warm chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream
Our famous prawns / scampi are 100% Irish langoustines caught by Clogherhead fishermen in Irish waters. Considered a delicacy across Europe our chefs collect them daily from Pat Lynch in Dundalk Bay Seafoods which is only a 2 minutes walk from The Smugglers Rest
Opening Hours
Monday - Wednesday
Available for private party bookings
Thursday - Sunday
Bar available until late